Waste Water Treatment Plant Services

***Updated 13 July 2016*** Solicitation and Site Visit dates To be determined. Please check this posting regularly for updates. This is only a synopsis; the solicitation will follow. Lajes Field, Terceira, Azores, Portugal has a requirement for Waste Water Treatment Plant Services. The Government intends to award a single award firm fixed price contract using FAR Part 12 and 13 for a base year period beginning on 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018 with four option years, which will be included in the evaluation for award. This synopsis is for a solicitation for the following: Non-personal service. The contractor shall provide all management, sampling, tools, supplies, repair parts, equipment, incidentals, qualified personnel, and transportation necessary to operate and maintain waste water treatment plant, lift station, oil-water separator, and grease traps at Lajes Field, Terceira, Azores, Portugal. The waste water treatment plant is an 800K gallons per day activated sludge plant. In addition, there are 11 lift stations, up to 15 oil water separators, and up to 8 grease traps. The contractor shall also provide Drinking Water Sampling and Laboratory Analysis to support specific Government and regulatory agency requirements in accordance with the Final Governing Standards for Portugal (FGS-P). Samples shall be accomplished in accordance with applicable conditions, procedures, and standard trade practices. The contractor shall notify the contracting officer representative (COR) of any unusual conditions observed and shall assist in determining the cause and resolving the situation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) assigned to this acquisition is 221320. This procurement is unrestricted. The anticipated issue date will be (TO BE DETERMINED). No telephone calls or written requests for this solicitation package will be accepted. All prospective Offerors are responsible to visit the web frequently and obtain the solicitation and any amendment or other information pertaining to this solicitation. A pre-proposal site-visit is tentatively scheduled for (TO BE DETERMINED). Information on how to register for the site visit will be included in the solicitation. *Check www.fbo.gov regularly as the solicitation and site-visit date may change. Properly Certified and Qualified Personnel: Waste Water Treatment Lead Operator: At least one Level II or higher certified with a minimum of 3 years of on-site plant operating experience operator shall perform the duty as the lead operator. The operator must have also successfully completed an approved training course within the past 5 years and certification shall be valid throughout the life of the contract. Daily visits shall be made to the plant including weekends and holidays in order to take appropriate readings and to insure the plant is operating properly. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system and Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) in order to be eligible for award. Additional information on SAM is available at https://www.sam.gov/. Note: New registrations usually take 3-5 business days to process once completed by the vendor. Additional information on WAWF is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. Note: Users can self-register before the DD Form 2875 is submitted. However, registration will not be activated until the DD Form 2875 has been processed. User's account is usually activated within 2 business days.